AAAA Records

Every single device that is connected to the Internet has a special identifier referred to as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smartphones, switches, etcetera. The pool of addresses, which was introduced at first, is already distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually getting replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain that opens a site comes with an IP record, which is the address of the server where it's hosted. Using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is made up of 4 groups of numbers from 1 to 255 separated by a dot, while within the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it is made up of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this type of records use numbers from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F. An illustration of an AAAA record is 2010:0c48:43d3:2142:1012:8c3a:2475:2435 and this format works with a substantially greater number of IPs than the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Cloud Website Hosting

If you wish to use a domain address or a subdomain which you have inside a cloud website hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you need to set up an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than a few clicks to do that by using our effective, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. As soon as you visit the DNS Records section and click on the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will appear. This is the place where you could create any DNS record, so you simply have to choose the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record via drop-down menus and enter the IPv6 address, that’s the actual record. If you happen to have no experience with such matters, you'll not have any difficulties as Hepsia is extremely user-friendly and your new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other provider. If they demand it, you will also be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it'll remain active in the global DNS system after you change it or delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Creating a new AAAA record for a domain address or a subdomain hosted inside a semi-dedicated server from our company features only a couple of very simple steps, which you'll be able to find within the Help section of your Hepsia website hosting CP as well. You will need to choose the hostname for which the new record is going to be created from a drop-down menu where you will find all your domain addresses and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as simple as picking out the one that you need and entering the IPv6 address for it. This is accomplished with no more than several clicks, so you can very easily point any hostname to a different service provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they supply. It's going to take mere seconds for the new record to be functioning and just around an hour for it to propagate around the globe, so you'll be done in no time. The other company may also ask you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that is different from the default one - 3600 seconds. This feature outlines how long it will take for any new value that you set for your record to take effect as the old value is still active.